The Vacancy
Senior Care Worker – Lapwing Apartments
Cross Keys Care requires a dedicated and conscientious senior care worker to join our friendly team at Lapwing Apartments on a permanent basis. We’re seeking a caring and compassionate individual who enjoys interacting with seniors and assisting them with their daily living activities.
The role of being a senior carer is an important role within working in the health & social care industry. You will provide care to residents to maximise their independence and choice, participate in their community and support them to monitor their health and wellbeing. As well as supervising and monitoring care workers to ensure the highest standards of care is provided to people in their own homes.
Description
1. Provide care and support to residents in accordance with their support plans including personal care, support with medication, food preparation and access to social activities (this is not an exhaustive list)
2. Direct day to day line management of care staff including regular debriefs, supervision and sickness reporting
3. Support to the Care Team Leader to ensure adequate staffing of all care calls through rota setting and management of staff down time
4. Provide personal care to residents to maximise their independence and choice while ensuring that risk assessments and safe working practices are in place at all times
5. To provide an on-call service to the team on a rota basis
6. Respond to calls from the various integrated alarm systems throughout the building including those from any assistive technology alerts
7. Ensure the quality of the care service and delivery of support plans through observations and spot checks of care delivery
8. Participate in team meetings and ensure excellent communication throughout the team
9. Ensure full compliance against the CQC’s National Minimum Standards of Quality and Safety
10. Ensuring the adherence to all Cross Keys Homes policies and procedures. medication policy and procedure
11. Liaison with family, friends and professionals to ensure inclusion and wellbeing of customers
12. Maintain resident files; ensuring all information is kept secure and confidential
13. Ensure that the care teamwork at all times in line with Safeguarding procedures
14. No job description can cover every issue which may arise, and the post holder is expected to carry out other duties as required from time to time
15. Please note this is 50% care and 50% office work
Requirements
16. Must have minimum 1 years’ experience within a senior role
17. NVQ level 3 or above in care or equivalent
18. A good understanding of the needs of older people and confidentiality and data protection
19. Knowledge of health and safety regulations and procedures relative to work area
20. Knowledge of the local area and relevant support agencies
21. Knowledge and understanding of best practice in the delivery of personal care services and the CQC’s essential standards of quality and safety
22. Experience of quality checking the working standards of others
Hours
23. Working pattern - 37 hours per week. This includes working five out of seven days including Saturdays and Sundays on a rotational basis
24. Every other weekend on shift (Wednesday & Thursday off during the week when weekend working) and every 3rd week on call
Benefits
25. Salary £32,188.52 per annum (£16.73ph) plus on call pay
26. Extremely competitive contributory pension scheme
27. Free uniform and DBS check
28. 28 days paid holidays inclusive of bank holidays
29. CKH rewards benefit platform. Access to instant vouchers, cashback and reloadable gift card
30. Employee Assistance Programme. 24 hour free counselling and legal advice
31. CKH employees who have successfully passed their probationary period will be eligible to sign up for Westfield Health, which is a completely free service that gives you access to a range of health cash benefits and services. You will receive money back on a range of essential healthcare including new glasses, contact lenses, dental treatment and physiotherapy. If you have dependent children, they will also be covered on certain benefits up to the age of 22.
The Company
A commercial business with a social heart, our vision is to create opportunities that change lives through our drive, expertise, resources and passion.
Our dynamic approach has made us one of the region’s leading providers of affordable homes for rent and sale. Developing new homes across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and the surrounding area, we’re committed to increasing the supply of affordable homes in the communities where they are needed most. Agility and innovation are central to our approach to adapting to change, and we’ll continue to grow our business in today’s fast-paced operating environment.
There’s more to building communities than building houses. In addition to providing quality homes and delivering excellent landlord services, we also provide care at home and at our two extra care communities in Peterborough as well as around the clock support through our LifeLine personal alarm service. Our community investment programme sees us working with specialist partners to bring a range of employment, wellbeing and family-friendly services to the heart of our communities, with a rapidly expanding digital support offer too.
You can find out more about and the services we offer our on the CKH website.
Putting People First
Our Care Workers are fabulous! Every day they are out and about in our communities or schemes visiting vulnerable people in their own homes, supporting them to live independent lives. This could mean delivering personal care, helping with medication, preparing meals or providing a social call – no two days are the same!
Can you be part of our fabulous team? If so, we want you to join our team. You don’t need care experience, just a willingness to learn, a passion to help others and a friendly smile! We’ll provide all the training you need to deliver the excellent, award winning service our customers expect from us.
If you are looking for a genuinely rewarding career with a company that values you, apply today.
CKH actively seeks to continue to build an inclusive environment for its employees and the communities it serves and welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds.
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